ESOL Department Meeting
May 18, 2017
Meeting Minutes
While Sara is the official note taker today, everybody can participate in this doc.
Time Keeper
Help me out, Mika!
Parking Lot
Items to table for next time...You're up Sharon. :)
Agenda
- Welcome, Tracey!
- End of Year Survey 8:00-8:15
- Updates and Information 8:15-9:30
- Break and Quick Stress Fix Activity 9:30-10:00
- Digging into OELPA/Final Course Recs 10:00-11:30
- Lunch 11:30-12:30 (on own) **Move across the hall**
- OELPA continued if needed 12:30-1:45
- Compass Points Activity 1:45-2:30
- Wrap up and goal setting for subcommittees 2:30-3:00
Updates and Information
End of the Year Information
- Interpreters Reminder
- End of the Year To Dos
- Summer Work: Plan and Goals
- Summer School (K-4; 5-12)
- OTESOL Conference Proposals
Looking Ahead to 17-18
- Preschool
- Early Screenings Proposal
- Cumulative Folders Update
- English Language Plans (ELPs)
- ESOL Welcome Folders (Vicki)
- ESOL Sunshine Committee (Beth and Vicki)
- Parenting Partners- English/Spanish
- ESOL Website
- Twitter Challenge @WeRSycamore
- Professional Development Opportunities (Conferences, Book Study, etc.)
Quick Stress Fix - 5 Minute Sequence
Fun with OELPA Data!
Divide and Conquer Task:
- Complete Building tab on OELPA GROWTH 2016/2017 sheet. See Greene for example.
- Complete Data Analysis Overview tab on the sheet.
- Identify any students who you need to examine more closely by comparing their 2016/2017 domain scale scores to see if they grew in any way. (Ex. Sungjin)
- Revisit your course recommendation sheet for 17-18 (EHG; JH; HS); Make AND Highlight any changes due to OELPA results.
- 5-12 teachers, please send course rec changes to counselors/admin now.
- Group discussion.
Subcommittee Goal Setting
Meet with your committee to discuss the following:
- Did this committee topic work?
- Does the topic need to change for next year? If so, what suggestions do you have?
- Do your group members need to change for next year?
- What is your committee's primary goal for next school year?
- Anything else I need to know/do to help you succeed?